Oct. 14, 2009

Complete Price's "Give 'Em Five" Intercollegiate Results in PDF Format

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Baylor women's golf team shot a final-round 297 Wednesday to finish tied for fourth at the Price's "Give 'Em Five" Intercollegiate at the NMSU Golf Course.

Baylor, which trailed Fresno State by two strokes entering Wednesday's final round, made up the two-stroke deficit to finish tied with the Bulldogs at 30-over. Idaho won the tournament with a three-round team score of 7-over. UC Irvine finished second at 14-over, while San Diego State finished third at 16-over.

The Lady Bears finished ahead of Big 12 rivals Kansas and Kansas State, which tied for seventh at 36-over. Host New Mexico State finished 14th overall at 52-over.

"I'm proud of the way our team battled back today to finish tied for fourth," Baylor head women's golf coach Sylvia Ferdon said. "Everyone had moments of really playing well and I only saw a few bad plays."

Senior Hannah Burke, who was in second place through two rounds, shot a final-round 77 to finish tied for sixth overall at 3-over (69-73-77=219). It is Burke's 17th career top-10 finish; she now trails all-time leader Melanie Hagewood (21) by four.

"I feel terrible for Hannah," Ferdon said. "She had a chance to win it heading into today. Overall, it was a good tournament and I'm proud of our team."

Lene Hafsten-Morch and Morgan Chambers each recorded Baylor's low round Wednesday with a 1-over 73. Hafsten-Morch and Chambers finished tied for 36th overall at 11-over 227. Jaclyn Jansen and Chelsey Cothran finished tied for 41st at 12-over 228.

The Lady Bears return home to conclude their fall schedule with back-to-back in-state tournaments. Baylor will travel to San Antonio for The Alamo Invitational Oct. 26-27 before concluding fall play at the Challenge at Onion Creek Nov. 2-3 in Austin.

PRICE'S "GIVE 'EM FIVE" INTERCOLLEGIATE
Team Results

Baylor Individual Results